Import Company Registration Egypt 2025 | GOEIC Guide

Importing is a key part of the State's trade and economic system. It plays a vital role in providing strategic goods, raw materials, and production supplies that the local market may be reluctant or unable to provide. Given this activity's seriousness and direct connection to economic development, Egyptian lawmakers have placed it under strict legal rules that govern it and define its scope of practice.

The law requires companies wishing to engage in import activities to meet specific requirements relating to their legal form, capital, and registration procedures in the importers' register, as well as their ongoing obligations to regulatory and customs authorities. Therefore, engaging in this activity without complying with the established regulations will render transactions invalid and may result in legal and criminal liability.